1,300 VOLUNTEERS HELP IN CLEANUP MORE OLD COMPUTERS, TVS, OTHER E-WASTE COLLECTED THAN BEFORE.Byline: Susan SUSAN Smallest Univalue Segment Assimilating Nucleus SUSAN Sub Saharan African Network SUSAN Smart Ultrasonic System for Aircraft NDE Abram Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - About 300 tons of trash was collected at local parks and schools last weekend as part of an annual citywide series of events to help beautify Santa Clarita. Pride Week ended last Saturday with a community cleanup day in which 1,300 volunteers helped to pick up trash around city parks and schools. Most residents took part in the household hazardous waste Household hazardous waste (HHW) is the term for common household chemicals and substances for which the owner no longer has a use. Exhibiting many of the same dangerous characteristics as fully regulated hazardous waste, HHW is not regulated by the EPA. and e-waste collection at College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. , said Cynthia Llerenas, community services supervisor. ``We had good attendance,'' she said. ``Every year, we get more people in the e-waste program.'' E-waste includes such items as televisions, VCRs, computer keyboards and monitors, stereos, fax machines and cellular telephones. Other programs asked residents to bring trash such as scrap metal and lumber lumber, term for timber that has been cut into boards for use as a building material. The major steps in producing lumber involve logging (the felling and preparation of timber for shipment to sawmills), sawing the logs into boards, grading the boards according to to various bins set up around the city. ``It was a good year,'' Llerenas said. ``We look forward to next year.'' Susan Abram, (661) 257-5257 susan.abram(at)dailynews.com |
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